I've made several films that haven't been shown.

I've always considered movies evil; the day that cinema was invented was a black day for mankind.

Lucifer is the patron saint of the visual arts. Color, form - all these are the work of Lucifer.

Making a movie is casting a spell.

If you are a member of the media, you belong to the public. You've made that Faustian bargain with your public. Take me – all of me – I'm yours.

Well, everything is constantly evolving and changing. That's what life is all about. But basically Hollywood has lost its focus as a film center. Films are now made all over the world.

Some very famous directors have started in the mail room, which is just getting inside the studio, getting to know people, getting to know the routine.

I have a problem with censorship by the lawyer - by legal people by the publishing firm, and I may be changing publishers. They don't seem to want to take too many risks with living people.

I think people dream in their own way, dreams are extremely personal, even from person to person. They are completely individual.

I've never made a film using dialogue or speech.

Puce Women was my love affair with Hollywood... with all the great goddesses of the silent screen. They were to be filmed in their homes; I was, in effect, filming ghosts.

How much I'd always envied the tight life of voles. The hidey hole was happiness.

Don't wait until the fourth Thursday in November, to sit with family and friends to give thanks.Make every day a day of Thanksgiving!

Until you know that life is interesting - and find it so - you haven't found your soul.

A good digestion turneth all to health.

The glasses were half full, which meant that the guests were completely so

Self-government by the whole people is the teleologic idea. The republican form of government is the noblest and the best, as it is the latest.

I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried.

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

Mr Lipwig, there's a lady in the hall to see you and we've thanked her for not smoking three times and she's still doing it!

I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it.